mephitis

名词 mephitis:

1. a poisonous or foul smelling gas emitted from the earth
2. a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
   同义词：malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor
3. in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae
   同义词：genus Mephitis

me.phi.tis

n.（名词）
An offensive smell; a stench.
臭味；恶臭
A poisonous or foul-smelling gas emitted from the earth.
臭气：从地里冒出的有毒或恶臭气体

来源：
Latin mephotis
拉丁语 mephotis